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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1948
Page
4
The article explores why Christians observe Lent dating to early church practice. It urges balance between spiritual aims and secular needs, warning against worship of Mammon and stressing using material things for higher purposes. It cites Gandhi and quotes scripture to define Lent as seeking the kingdom of God.
A public opinion survey finds 53 percent now expect war, 37 percent foresee a chance to avoid it, and 10 percent without opinion. Education level shifts optimism, with college graduates nearly even, high school leaning pessimistic, and grade-school more optimistic. Respondents split among three policy options: stop pressuring international bodies for alliances, strengthen UN cooperation, or move toward a world government.
A devotional prayer asks to climb from unworthiness toward worthiness through Lent. It seeks sight of Christ the Light, truth for understanding, and a stronger will to follow the Way with renewed faith and fellowship under divine guidance. Rhodes Martin.
A collection of era tributes and quotes from TIME, New York Times, Washington Post, and others lauding Mohandas Gandhi. The passages honor his moral leadership, quiet strength, and impact beyond India, noting his final words "Oh God Oh God" and depicting him as a universal symbol of nonviolence and moral force.
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan addressed Grand Rapids urging Christian support for the European Recovery Program. He cited 27 million on the Western rim of the Soviet Iron Curtain and urged backing to avert World War III and prevent US isolation in a Communist world, praising mobilized American churches.
The Missions Council of the Congregational Christian Church adopted an $8,280,126 benevolence budget for 1949 at its mid winter meeting. The amount marks a $2,283,000 increase over 1946 and funds evangelism, church extension, Christian education, medical science and aerial services. The session also pledged support to complete the six and one half million dollar Postwar Emergency Program started in 1945 by December 31, 1948.
The Episcopal Church launches a national relief drive to raise funds and supplies for Europe and Asia in 1947. Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill will address congregations on February 29 with a nationwide radio broadcast starting at 11:52 a.m. local time. The effort aims to reach one million dollars and mobilize millions in material aid to alleviate hunger sickness and deprivation among war torn peoples.
A reprinted broadside decries a saloon opening to profit from vice and crime. It forecasts drinkers, poverty, disease, and social decay while pledging to supply intoxicants and corrupt morals for money. The text cites government involvement and warns of ruin, urging readers to oppose the establishment.
The President's Commission on Higher Education proposes a major federal aid program that would exclude private church schools from direct funding while offering a multi million dollar scholarship and fellowship option. The plan envisions initial appropriations of 450 million increasing to 850 million by 1980 to double enrollments and expand public college funding on an equalized basis based on state need and capacity.
A survey shows American Protestant and Eastern Orthodox churches via Church World Service distributed 14.5 million in funds and commodities to 44 countries in Europe and Asia. The record surpasses 1946 by about 1 million and includes 6.5 million for rehabilitation. Over 30 national denominations and about 30 million church members participated.
United Board for Christian Colleges in China reports about 530000 dollars raised toward a 600000 dollar emergency fund to aid its thirteen institutions in the country. Dr. Robert J. McMullen, executive secretary, announced the progress.
The article discusses Dr Daniel A Poling campaigning for universal military training in Omaha in January 1910. He argues U M T is not conscription, while critics claim it is peacetime conscription and essential to national defense.
The United Nations led Worldwide Appeal for Children highlights 30 million facing starvation and 100 million more stunted or underfed. It urges increased funding for the International Children's Emergency Fund to extend meals and aid, noting current resources serve under 4 million children with meager meals.
The Commission on Higher Education reports that a nation wide system would eliminate financial barriers to education, proposing free public education through sophomore year and federal scholarships plus expanded aid for public and private institutions. It forecasts costs could double by 1952 and reach over 2 billion by 1960, with private colleges relying on annual gifts and broader fundraising to compete for funds.
Pastor Martin Niemöller denounces de-Nazification as sowing new seeds of division in Germany. In a 700 word pastoral letter read across Hessen Nassau Lutheran churches, he bans ministers from participating in de-Nazification and urges members to refrain from testifying or acting as prosecutors. The letter claims guilt was replaced by revenge and notes thousands lose work and face internment or long sentences.
Ronald Bridges of the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley speaks at the Congregational Christian Churches Council for Social Action event. He urges broad support for ERP while warning that misuse could erode trust, fuel hostility, and undermine democratic aims.
Panzer Martin Niemoeller was rebuked by General Lucius D. Clay for urging Germans to refuse participation in the denazification program. It is distressing to me says General Clay that a minister of religious faith advocates disrespect and violence to a law. Every citizen has the right to criticize and urge change. It is not good citizenship to tell people to disobey the law.
The Monitor reprints James N. Lawrence’s 1886 Boise Idaho Democrat note from the Idaho Pioneer Statewide revealing the controversial Naked Truth saloon approach. The piece critiques liquor advertising and its claims about social and civic life, framing drinking as central to status and interaction.
Thomas W. Lamont is recalled not only as a top Morgan financier but as a man driven by the quest for goodness and a gracious life. His career began in 1870 in Claverack and spanned world affairs, civic causes, and public benefactions from Exeter and Harvard gifts to Canterbury Cathedral restoration and the American School in Athens. His enduring circle of friends crossed many walks of life, including novelists, poets, journalists, publishers, scholars, and clergy.
A fragmented reflection warns that racial prejudice poisons both the hater and the hated, turning hatred inward and corrupting spirit and mind. It notes that prejudice has fueled militant violence and warps religious, historical, and psychological understanding, urging self-examination to prevent self-harm.
A Beked Times editorial argues crime reduction hinges on children attending Sunday School to provide a wholesome, character-building environment. It urges parents to enroll children and law enforcement to support activities centered on God as a fundamental objective.
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